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Perfectionism can be a killer. It can bring a passionate and motivated person to a dead halt. Don’t get me wrong — ideals are great. Not settling for less than the best is also louted; yet living in the Pinterest world with that kind of pressure can be way too much to bear.   HaveContinue reading “Unfinished Things”

Communication is a tricky thing. It’s one of those skills that’s widely regarded as supremely important, and while many curricular domains cover “communication” broadly, it rarely seems to warrant its own dedicated corner of the academic landscape — at least at the secondary level. Communicating, to many, is merely a “soft skill,” a term thatContinue reading “Messages”

So I changed the background on my phone today.  Small change, I know; yet, it’s amazing how great an impact something like that can have on your whole mindset. The new wallpaper has a cute little message that acts as a reminder to be, see and do good. It may not sound earth shattering, butContinue reading “Background”

“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.” Martin Luther King Jr. , speech before a group ofContinue reading “Whatever you are…”

I somehow managed to stumble upon two gems this weekend. One was a TED Talk and the other was an article written by a high school student. The video was entitled “Are you a give or a taker?” I’m a naturally curious person, and anything that promises to offer some sort of insight into whoContinue reading “Pronoia”

The week after winter break was a short one for me. Two days to be exact. I took advantage of that opportunity and tried to catch up with my students and check in with them about the status of their Genius Hour projects. I asked them to partner up, and I gave each pair aContinue reading “It is not the load…”

This past week was Hour of Code. Hour of Code is an amazing initiative that aims to have every student everywhere experience coding in some shape or form. Students can participate in any number of ways — from completing unplugged activities, like cipher coding, all the way to coding apps or websites. The range ofContinue reading “Be Weird”

If you’ve been following along, you probably know by now that I am occasionally silly, endlessly curious and…very well-stocked in dresses. However you envision me through this blog, I hope it’s clear that I’m constantly trying to see the good, seek new information, and lift up others whenever I can. This often takes me in soContinue reading “Aphorism”

That’s what teaching can be like at times — one prolonged game of Simon Says. “Mrs. Sabato says…today we are going to learn about the Addition and Multiplication rule of probability!” <Insert eye-roll here.> Fortunately, I found Genius Hour, which has helped me to break that teacher-centered cycle. What I’ve also found is that affordingContinue reading “Simon Says…”

Being grateful can take work. Like a lot of work. I’m sure that everyone has lived through a time that took all of the energy one could muster just to push through to the other side. To say that this past year has been trying for me would be an understatement; however, with just aContinue reading “Oprah isn’t wrong…”